Open Theme nominee

Going to the funeral of someone I loved was one of the most difficult things I have ever done. However, I know that many cultures do not see death as something to be afraid of, or something sad, just something that happens and we have to accept.
Building this scenario in miniature for me was the way to accept the fact that this person has gone. I took photos of the set, and I destroyed it, because in the end, what remains is the photograph, the image, not the places nor the moment itself. In life, what remains is the essence of those whose bodies are not longer with us.

Isabel Rosado Prieto (b. 1993, Málaga, Spain)

Graduated in Fine Arts in Málaga University in 2015. When she finished the degree, she started up working as a museum guide, full working day, and she discovered she needed something else in her life. Then, she began making miniature sets inspired by TV series and films she likes, and also places she went or places she imagined or wanted to be. This way, she make up stories behind the photographs she shows, and she destroy and recycle every mockup when the photo is finished. The only purpose of the miniature is to be captured through the camera.

She could show her work in 2016 in a solo exhibition called "The Truth Is Out There" in the Faculty of Fine Arts in Málaga and another called "Luz de recorte" in Mahatma Showroom. She also has been selected in several group exhibitions through different cities in Spain.

Currently, she is studying to be a teacher and continues exploring the world of photography and miniatures in cardboard.